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92011 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92011 covers Carlsbad, California, with a population of about 23,715 and a median household income of $154,985.

Population
23,7153,628 per square mile
Median age
43.64.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$154,9851.6× the California median
Poverty rate
6.2%6.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,389,931up 38.2% in five years
Median rent
$3,1381.6× the California median
Degree or higher
67.4%32.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
64.1%0.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,051

Where 92011 is

Carlsbad, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population23,715
Median age43.6
Family households71.3%
Born outside the US16.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.2%
White (non-Hispanic)64.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)11.6%
Hispanic or Latino16.6%
Veterans7.6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$154,985
Income per person$73,950
Poverty rate6.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.4%
$10–15k3.4%
$15–20k0.4%
$20–25k1.2%
$25–30k1.2%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k1.3%
$50–60k3.8%
$60–75k2.9%
$75–100k8.3%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k6.6%
$150–200k14.5%
$200k or more36.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed11,850
Mean adjusted gross income$178,045
Returns declaring $200,000 or more27.1%
Returns, under $25k18.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.0%
Returns, $200k or more27.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,188,400
Median gross rent$3,138
Rent as a share of household income32.3%
Owner-occupied64.1%
Vacant homes9.9%
Median year built1994

What the homes are

Detached house53.1%
Attached house18.8%
2 to 4 units6.5%
5 to 19 units9.6%
20 or more units6.3%
Mobile home5.7%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$1,389,931as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 101.6%
Typical asking rent$4,463as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 33%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 82.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,389,931$323,691

$323,691 in 2000 to $1,389,931 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$4,463$2,369

$2,369 in 2015 to $4,463 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher67.4%
High school diploma or higher98%
Works from home34.5%
Drives to work alone57.4%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.1%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity22.6% 10.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.1% 6.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.3% 3.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.3% 7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.8% 7.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.5% 10.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.3% 1.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.7% 2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91% 5.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.8% 5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.3% 11 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.2% 8.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7% 10.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.3% 8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.6% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.4% 3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.3% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.7% 7.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,051
People employed12,557
Annual payroll$1,090,169,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 61.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss69.2 out of 100
Community resilience5.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Earthquake87.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding74.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave36.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding35.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail33Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado24.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind12.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane10.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning10.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami9.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$154,985$96,334$78,538
Income per person$73,950$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate6.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,188,400$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$3,138$1,956$1,348
Homeownership64.1%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher67.4%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%6.4%5.2%
Works from home34.5%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US16.4%26.7%13.9%
Median age43.637.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCARLSBAD PALOMAR AP, CA US2.7 km away
Rain in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January65°F / 47.8°F2.49 in rain
February64°F / 48.5°F2.64 in rain
March64.5°F / 50.8°F1.61 in rain
April66.3°F / 53.3°F0.88 in rain
May67.6°F / 57.4°F0.28 in rain
June69.9°F / 60.3°F0.06 in rain
July74.2°F / 64.1°F0.08 in rain
August75.8°F / 65.3°F0.03 in rain
September75.7°F / 63.6°F0.11 in rain
October73.3°F / 58.9°F0.5 in rain
November69.5°F / 52.1°F0.99 in rain
December64.6°F / 47.3°F1.72 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Carlsbad Unified School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Walkability11.5 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

92009 Carlsbad, CA3.3 km away
92010 Carlsbad, CA6.3 km away
92024 Encinitas, CA6.4 km away
92008 Carlsbad, CA6.6 km away
92013 Carlsbad, CA7.7 km away
92018 Carlsbad, CA7.7 km away
92023 Encinitas, CA7.9 km away
92081 Vista, CA8.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

San Diego County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.54 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq mi
Population density3,628 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.1072, -117.2943

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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